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The Dannon Co. can't get enough local milk to supply its yogurt processing plant in the small town of Minster, Ohio, where area dairy farms can only supply about 60% of the milk the company needs. Ohio, which ranks 11th in the U.S. in dairy production, still produces 3% less milk than Ohio residents consume.

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